Plum Creek Baptist Church hosted a community block party Sunday evening at Waterford Park. The event was a chance to honor the community’s first responders and come together for free food and fellowship.

Spencer County Judge-Executive Bill Karrer addressed those in attendance at the Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Sept. 12 for the annual State of the County address. Karrer provided attendees with a copy of a mailer he sent highlighting the county’s progress during his time in office. Karrer specifically addressed the sheriff, roads, county clerk, EMS, recycling and parks departments.

The Spencer County Sheriff’s Department, the Taylorsville-Spencer County Fire Protection District and the Mount Washington Fire Protection District responded to this fire in the 2500 block of Plum Creek Road shortly after 10 a.m. Tuesday.

Spencer County Sheriff’s Deputy Jonathan Bentley said the home was not occupied at the time. The official cause of the fire was not available as of press time, but was initially called as potentially being started by electrical lines.

Angela Barkham is now a convicted felon, but she was given what her attorney called a “third chance” on Thursday, when a judge granted her probation in a case that stems from a prom party death of a teenager in 2009.